On Tue, February 13, 2007 6:40 pm, lightbulb432 wrote: > What's the difference between Maven and version control repositories when > you're using both? Maven has its repository, but so does my version > control.
"repository" is the word used in both cases to describe the data store of record for each system, but a maven repository doesn't work anything like a version control repository, and vice versa. They aren't the same thing. In a version control system, a repository is the place where all the versions of the source being stored is kept. In maven, the repository is a big directory tree where jar files[1] are stored, in such a way that the jar files can be referenced quickly and easily by maven. > Is it possible to version everything in Maven using source control, > including the library repository? No[2], there is little point in doing this. [1] Or other files, maven repos can contain artifacts other than jar, but jar is most common. [2] Ok, theoretically yes, but only when you version control server can behave like a webserver. Regards, Graham -- --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
